Electronic structure and optical properties of PbS and PbSe quantum dots

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1632-1646

  Kang, Inuk ^a   Wise, Frank W ^a  

^a Department of Materials Science and Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0031490552     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001632     Document Type: Article

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